Ralph "Red" Kress (January 2, 1907 – November 29, 1962) was a shortstop and coach in Major League Baseball. From 1927 through 1946, he played for the St. Louis Browns (1927–1932; 1938–1939), Chicago White Sox (1932–1934), Washington Senators (1934–1936), Detroit Tigers (1939–1940) and New York Giants (1946). Kress batted and threw right-handed. He was born in Columbia, California.
